Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.
167 / Tuesday, August 29, 2006 / Notices
Targeted Watersheds Grant Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/twg.
Dated: August 22, 2006.
Bonnie Thie,
Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans
and Watersheds.
[FR Doc. 06–7216 Filed 8–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2006–0748; FRL–8213–1]
Notice of Intent To Provide Internet
Publication of Proposed Penalties
under the Clean Water Act and Safe
Drinking Water Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) intends to issue notices of
proposed penalty orders issued under
the Clean Water Act and the Safe
Drinking Water Act via the Internet.
EPA is encouraging the Regions to use
the Internet as a more effective and
efficient means to provide such notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Kaczka Brantner, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Office of Civil Enforcement,
Water Enforcement Division, Mail Code
2243A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–564–9933; fax number:
202–564–0018; e-mail address:
Brantner.Kelly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Both the
Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking
Water Act authorize the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to assess administrative penalties for
specified violations of the Act. See
sections 309(g) and 311(b)(6) of the
Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C.
1319(g) and 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6) and
section 1423(c) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300h–2(c).
These provisions require EPA to provide
public notice of any civil penalty order
before issuing any such order.
For such administrative actions,
EPA’s Consolidated Rules of Practice
Governing the Administrative
Assessment of Civil Penalties, 40 CFR
Part 22, require notice to the public ‘‘by
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a method reasonably calculated to
provide notice.’’ 40 CFR 22.45(b)(2).
Typically, notice is provided through
publication in newspapers of general
circulation.
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The Part 22 rules and the Clean Water
Act do not define what methods of
notice are reasonable. Courts have
recognized that the Internet may be one
method reasonably calculated to
provide public notice. Thus, for
example in discussing service of process
by e-mail, the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has
recently described in broad language a
court’s authority to adapt its procedures
to meet technological advances as
follows:
‘‘In proper circumstances, this broad
constitutional principle [i.e., that the selected
method of service must be reasonably
calculated to provide notice and an
opportunity to respond] unshackles the
federal courts from anachronistic methods of
service and permits them entry into the
technological renaissance.’’ Rio Properties,
Inc. v. Rio International Interlink. 284 F.3d
1007, 1017 (9th Cir. 2002)
Given the wide accessibility of the
Internet among the population, the
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance has concluded, in
consultation with the Office of General
Counsel, that publication through such
means is reasonably calculated to
apprise the public of such proposed
orders. Thus, Internet notice would
meet the requirements of the CWA,
SDWA, and EPA regulations.
Using the Agency’s Internet site to
provide notice of proposed actions
makes the notice available to the public
during the entirety of the comment
period rather than on the one day that
the notice is published in the local
newspaper. The Internet provides a cost
effective means of providing access to a
larger number of notices, in one place,
for a longer period of time.
Additionally, while the Agency tries
to provide notice to those most likely to
be affected by an action by publishing
notice in local newspapers, in using the
Internet, the Agency can reach a broader
audience. This will enable those
interested persons beyond the finite
distribution areas of local newspapers to
be made aware of pending agency
actions.
EPA Headquarters is encouraging the
Regions to use the Agency’s Internet site
to provide notice of proposed CWA and
SDWA actions. To ensure wide public
acceptance of public notice provided
through the Internet, the Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
is recommending procedures designed
with two objectives in mind: Making the
public aware that notices will be
available on the website for the Region
issuing the order, and providing easy
access to the notices. We suggest
consideration of the following practices
for Web based notices:
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—The Region’s homepage should
include a link entitled ‘‘Public
Notices Under Sections 309(g)and
311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act and
Section 1423(c) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act.’’ (Public Notice).
—The Public Notice Web page should
provide a link to the actual notices as
well as the docket number, the date
the notice is posted, the Respondent’s
name, the state where they are
located, and the proposed penalty.
—The notice should be accessible from
the Public Notice Web page in html
format or as a PDF file which includes
all the information required under 40
CFR 22.45(b)(2).
—The Public Notice Web page should
list the actions that are being noticed
in chronological order.
—The Public Notice Web page may list
notices for which the agency is
currently accepting comment more
prominently than those which have
expired. However, public notices
should remain on the Web site for a
reasonable time once the comment
period has expired.
—The Web page should also include a
link to download Adobe Acrobat with
easily understood instructions for
doing so.
We recognize that not all members of
the public may have ready access to the
Internet, however due to the general
availability of the Internet through
schools, offices and libraries, we believe
that Internet notice will likely reach a
larger audience than has the past
practice of publishing a notice in a
newspaper provided that the above
practices are followed. Because there
may be circumstances in which the lack
of access to computers in low-income
communities may raise environmental
justice issues, Regions may consider
providing supplemental notice.
In particular instances where the
Regions find that additional notice may
be helpful, newspaper notice, press
release or other forms of communication
may supplement the Internet notice.
Mark Pollins,
Director, Water Enforcement Division, Office
of Civil Enforcement, Office of Enforcement
& Compliance Assurance.
[FR Doc. E6–14315 Filed 8–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Meeting of the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and summary agenda for a
meeting of the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology
(PCAST), and describes the functions of
the Council. Notice of this meeting is
required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
Dates and Place: September 12, 2006,
Washington, DC. The meeting will be
held in the Continental Ballroom of the
George Washington University Marvin
Center Building, 800 21st St. NW.,
Washington DC 20052.
Type of Meeting: Open. Further
details on the meeting agenda will be
posted on the PCAST Web site at:
http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology is scheduled to
meet in open session on Tuesday
September 12, 2006, at approximately 9
a.m. The PCAST is tentatively
scheduled to discuss its report and
recommendations related to energy
technology. The co-chairs of the PCAST
subcommittee on networking and
information technology are tentatively
scheduled to provide an update on
subcommittee activities and lead a
discussion on the PCAST review of the
Federal Networking and Information
Technology Research and Development
(NITRD) Program. A presentation on
ethical and societal issues related to
emerging technology capabilities is also
tentatively scheduled to occur. This
session will end at approximately 5 p.m.
Additional information and the final
agenda will be posted at the PCAST
Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/
PCAST/pcast.html.
Public Comments: There will be time
allocated for the public to speak on the
above agenda items. This public
comment time is designed for
substantive commentary on PCAST’s
work topics, not for business marketing
purposes. Please submit a request for
the opportunity to make a public
comment five (5) days in advance of the
meeting. The time for public comments
will be limited to no more than 5
minutes per person. Written comments
are also welcome at any time following
the meeting. Please notify Celia
Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director,
at (202) 456–7116, or fax your request/
comments to (202) 456–6021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding time, place and
agenda, please call Celia Merzbacher at
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(202) 456–7116, prior to 3 p.m. on
Friday, September 8, 2006. Information
will also be available at the PCAST Web
site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/
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seating for this meeting is limited and
is available on a first-come, first-served
basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology was
established by Executive Order 13226,
on September 30, 2001. The purpose of
PCAST is to advise the President on
matters of science and technology
policy, and to assist the President’s
National Science and Technology
Council in securing private sector
participation in its activities. The
Council members are distinguished
individuals appointed by the President
from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is
co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III,
the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd
Kvamme, a Partner at Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers.
Celia Merzbacher,
PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science
and Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. E6–14451 Filed 8–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3170–W4–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The application also will be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Additional information on all bank
holding companies may be obtained
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from the National Information Center
Web site at http://www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than September 25,
2006.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
(Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000
Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30309:
1. Southcrest Financial Group, Inc.,
Fayetteville, Georgia; to merge with
Maplesville Bancorp, and thereby
indirectly acquire Peachtree Bank, both
of Maplesville, Alabama.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King,
Community Affairs Officer) 90
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55480-0291:
2. Baldwin Bancshares, Inc., Baldwin,
Wisconsin; to acquire 100 percent of the
voting shares of Gavic Services, Inc.,
Spring Valley, Wisconsin, and thereby
indirectly acquire voting shares of The
Bank of Spring Valley, Spring Valley,
Wisconsin.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, August 24, 2006.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E6–14310 Filed 8–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210–01–S
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
TIME AND DATE: 11:30 a.m., Tuesday,
September 5, 2006.
PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal
Reserve Board Building, 20th and C
Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Personnel actions (appointments,
promotions, assignments,
reassignments, and salary actions)
involving individual Federal Reserve
System employees.
2. Any items carried forward from a
previously announced meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave
Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office
of Board Members at 202–452–2955.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may
call 202–452–3206 beginning at
approximately 5 p.m. two business days
before the meeting for a recorded
announcement of bank and bank
holding company applications
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